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The /st/ Sound: English Pronunciation Practice Made Easy english consonant clusters english st sound

What is the /st/ Sound?

First, let's look at a few examples of words with the English /st/ sound:

  • stop
  • stay
  • sister
  • rustic
  • post
  • cast

According to Baruch College's Tools for Clear Speech, the /st/ sound is made by doing the following:

"This cluster is a combination of the /s/ and /t/ sounds....

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